# Database problem with thread?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problem-with-thread/438823>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 23, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problem-with-thread/438823 "2008-02-23T03:31:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problem-with-thread/438823/1 "2008-02-23T03:31:17Z")

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I’m getting some strange stuff when I try to open [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=456911) about products that only stupid people would buy.

If I click on the “read first unread” button, I get a SQL debugging error. If I click on the link for page 2 I get header and footer with no posts.

If I click on either the thread title or the page 1 link, I get the first part of the thread, but according to the forum page there should be 69 replies, and only posts through #45 are visible.

Methinks there be some corruption in the database.

ETA: This is the error I get when I try to link to the first unread post.

> [@](#):
>
> Warning: mysql\_query() [function.mysql-query]: Unable to save result set in /includes/db\_mysql.php on line 212
> 
> ```
> There seems to have been a slight problem with the Straight Dope Message Board database.
> Please try again by pressing the refresh button in your browser.
> 
> An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, who you can also contact if the problem persists.
> 
> We apologise for any inconvenience.
> 
> ```

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problem-with-thread/438823/2 "2008-02-23T04:03:20Z")

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I get the same thing.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problem-with-thread/438823/3 "2008-02-23T12:04:57Z")

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seems to be fixed. At least, I don’t have the problem you mentioned.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/database-problem-with-thread/438823/4 "2008-02-23T13:49:27Z")

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Jerry had it down for a while last night, judging by the “the boards are temporarily down so I can fix some database corruption” message that was up when I checked in at 11-ish pm CST.